Crafts
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Sheep to Shawl
I’m mainly writing this post to retrace my own steps in recently creating a shawl. I usually just say, “I enjoy knitting” or spinning without explaining much about my process. Honestly, I sometimes find it frustrating to describe, because I could be using my creativity towards knitting instead (it’s more…
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Rough Week
It’s been longer since my last update than I’m comfortable with. I admire those who manage to blog consistently, no matter their mood or the demands of life. It’s inspiring—but honestly, I just can’t. Nothing catastrophic happened to me this week, but it’s been challenging. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve…
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Craft Ramble
In this post are some recent attempts at spinning, knitting, cross-stitch, and more. Creative endeavors galore. Most of the time I do them in the kitchen at home, but sometimes I take them with me on public transportation or bring them out at a cafe. Sorry to say, I am…
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Not Blogtober
What have you been putting off doing? Why? I haven’t updated my blog in a while, and thankfully today the prompt has actually worked to kick me into handling that task. There isn’t any particular reason I’ve avoided blogging, and I’ve still been around to continue reading what others are…
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Remembering the NY State Fair 2024
It makes me anxious when I haven’t posted on my blog for a while. Nothing too exciting has happened that the world should know about from my perspective, but all the same it seems like time to sit down and post again. My mood has not been great, but that’s…
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Dance 43
It’s a quick life update with good vibes only. I have celebrated my birthday again and this year happily outlived my own mother. I was anxiously fixated for the past year on “being 42” (that same age as when my mom died). But now I feel great, and am in…
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Summer Solstice and 2024 Mid-Year Updates
I was so negative in my mindset the last time I posted on the blog. During the full Strawberry Moon and longest bright hot day of summer I decided to make some efforts toward keeping a more cheerful disposition and happy attitude going forward (if possible). My meditation habit is…
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Sashiko Fail
I recently repaired a hole in my denim jacket with a decorative Japanese stitching technique I had seen online. It was fun to learn about and try, there are so many inspiring examples to admire across every social media platform. I even enjoyed most of the steps to complete the…
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In the Crafting Corner
I’ve been knitting more lately and working on some other craft projects. My elbow feels fine, so I hope to continue at it! There’s an ailment called “tennis elbow” one can get from excessive knitting, but thankfully, I have rested enough and stretched my arm muscles to avoid it for…
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Ukranian Eggshell Art Goes So Hard
There is an ancient pagan egg-dying craft from Ukraine called “pysanky” I first saw pictures (or maybe a gif) of it on Twitter, years ago. It’s gorgeous, when done by a practiced artist. Finely layered, cleverly designed, wax patterns with bold geometric shapes are put onto the fragile shell of…
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